User`s guide

Getting Started 2–11
Updating the Debug Monitor Firmware
Starting the Firmware Update Utility
To start the firmware update utility from the firmware update diskette you created,
follow this procedure:
1. Insert the firmware update diskette into drive A.
2. At the Debug Monitor prompt, enter the following command:
EB xxx > fwupdate
Notes: Debug Monitor firmware versions prior to V2.0 do not
recognize the
fwupdate command. For versions prior to V2.0,
enter the following command at the Debug Monitor prompt:
EB xxx > flboot fwupdate.exe 900000
The firmware update utility will reinitialize some system
components; it may appear as if your system is restarting.
3. If updating the firmware on the AlphaPC 164SX or the AlphaPC 164LX, go to
Section 2.4.2. If updating the firmware on any other motherboard, proceed to
Section 2.4.6.
2.4.5 Updating the Flash ROM from the Alpha SRM Console Firmware
The firmware update utility is used to update the firmware in a flash ROM. This
utility can be invoked by the Alpha SRM Console firmware from either a compact
disc or a diskette. The firmware update utility is provided only on a compact disc; a
diskette is not provided. To invoke the firmware update utility from a diskette, see
the Alpha Motherboards Software Developer’s Kit and Firmware Update Read Me
First for information about how to create a firmware update diskette.
The following procedures describe two methods for invoking the firmware update
utility to update the firmware in the flash ROM.
Starting the Firmware Update Utility from a Compact Disc
To invoke the firmware update utility from a compact disc, follow this procedure:
1. Insert the Alpha SDK and firmware update compact disc into the CD–ROM
drive.
2. Enter the following command to determine the unit number of the drive for your
CD–ROM device:
>>> show dev